NCLB-Education

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by pgardn

In this country, ever since I can remember, our educational system has been in crisis. If you look at almost every school that is large and does poorly on standardized tests, they very often are located in large urban areas with a low socioeconomic status. If you look at the families in these areas, the majority are broken with mom at the head and working... or worse.

If we know exactly where the people (who don't encourage their kids to learn) are living,then pay the females in that area to not breed.If they stay there, and don't use the money to better their situation,then atleast they won't be bringing innocent kids into the equation.If they have kids(without a father,) then they won't get paid what other women in the area are getting.
If there is a Father living with the child,then she continues to get paid(as long as the birth father is living with the child.)What will we have?

1)Women without kids(getting paid to stay that way.)

2)Women with kids and husbands(getting paid to stay together as a unit.)

3)Less n' less inner-city single parents that don't raise their kids well.

[Downthestretch55]

ummm....maybe I missed something.
Yes, one of the "posters" continues to happily reside on my ignore.
I don't respond unless someone quotes his words, no matter how divergent from the topic presented. No loss there.

So, is someone attempting to state that our society is better off without and educated populace?
If so, I'll just shake my head and walk away.
For those that resent supporting the education of our children...
"If you think education is expensive, consider the cost of ignorance."

Pray for peace and understanding. Help the children.
Smile more at others, even if they don't understand why you're doing so.
One act of kindness begins many more.
And learning is a life long process.
Keep faith in others as much as you do yourself.

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

If we know exactly where the people (who don't encourage their kids to learn) are living,then pay the females in that area to not breed.If they stay there, and don't use the money to better their situation,then atleast they won't be bringing innocent kids into the equation.If they have kids(without a father,) then they won't get paid what other women in the area are getting.
If there is a Father living with the child,then she continues to get paid(as long as the birth father is living with the child.)What will we have?

1)Women without kids(getting paid to stay that way.)

2)Women with kids and husbands(getting paid to stay together as a unit.)

3)Less n' less inner-city single parents that don't raise their kids well.

Sounds like farmers paid not to grow crops driving the price of some commodity too low.

I dont know if the Pope goes for this. No, check that, the Pope wont go for this. Or the religious right. And I can see some problems, especially with #2. But it is interesting. I'll give you that.

[randallscott35]

Scuds' proposal is a bit heavy handed but the statistic that the more education someone gets, the fewer children they have is pretty scary.

Dropouts have more kids than college graduates and it isn't a small difference....Over time, the result is pretty obvious.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Sounds like farmers paid not to grow crops driving the price of some commodity too low.

I dont know if the Pope goes for this. No, check that, the Pope wont go for this. Or the religious right. And I can see some problems, especially with #2. But it is interesting. I'll give you that.

Pgardn,
Yesterday over 300 dairy farmers went to Albany to voice their concerns about the current state of farming in NY. Things have never been as desperate for the local farmers and their families.
Regarding your second comment, all I can say is that I can't wait for spring to put in a potato crop. I'll be digging in the garage to find my Mr Potato Head kit, just so I can make one that looks like Potato Benedict.
Lucky for us all that he didn't breed.